Valentina Zucco Pedicini (Brindisi, 6 April 1978 – Rome, 20 November 2020) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.
Valentina Pedicini | |
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| Born | 6 April 1978 |
| Died | 20 November 2020 (aged 42) |
| Alma mater | ZeLIG School of Documentary |
| Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–2020 |
She graduated at the ZeLIG International School of Documentary in 2010.[1] Her documentary Dal profondo won the Solinas Award at the 2013 Rome Film Festival[2] and was nominated as Best Documentary at the 2014 David di Donatello; it also received a special mention at the 2014 Nastri d'Argento.[3] Her only full-length fiction movie Dove cadono le ombre premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Days (Giornate degli autori) section.[3][4]
Valentina Pedicini died on 20 November 2020 after a long illness.[5]
Filmography
editFull-length movies
edit- Dove cadono le ombre (2017)
Documentaries
edit- My Marlboro City (2010)
- Dal profondo (2013)
- Faith (2019)
Short movies
edit- Mio sovversivo amore (2009)
- Era ieri (2016)
References
edit- ^ "Valentina Pedicini, ZeLIG graduate in 2010, at the Venice Film Festival". zeligfilm.it.
- ^ Pasetti, Anna Maria (November 13, 2013). "'Dal profondo', una minatrice al Festival del Film di Roma". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "È morta la regista Valentina Pedicini". La Repubblica. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Esposito, Alberta (September 5, 2017). "Festival di Venezia, grande successo per il film della regista brindisina Valentina Pedicini". Brindisi Oggi. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ ANSA Editorial staff (November 20, 2020). "Cinema: è morta la regista Valentina Pedicini". ANSA. Retrieved November 20, 2021.